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INDICATING DEVICE I Filed June 4, 1936 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Nov. ilO, 1936 Q j I r UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE INDICATING DEVICE William Graydon Smith, Newton Highlands, Mass, assignor to National Company, Inc., Maiden, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application June 4, 1936, Serial No. 83,579

18 Claims. (Cl.116124.3)

This invention relates to indicating devices two rotatable or movable members which coopgenerally. More particularly this invention reerate top roduce the correct indication of the lates to a dial and/or similar mechanism adapted shaft being rotated. The shaft being rotated is to be used as a micrometer caliper, radio tuning either attached to one of the movable members control and the like, where a relatively accurate or geared thereto and rotation of the shaft transreading is desired. mits motion either through the latter member An object of this invention is to provide a or through suitable gear or gears to the other of simple indicating mechanism employing a pair of said rotatable or'movable members. These two calibrated disc-like members angularly movable members are provided with graduations and/or with respect to each other at substantially the scales which are shifted ina predetermined man- 10 same peripheral velocity, and being arranged so ner with respect to each other, through the operthat one of the disc-like members is positioned ation of the rotated shaft or through the operabehind the other so'that the graduations of the tion of one of the members, adapted to rotate said rear member may be viewed through small winshaft, and the extent through which the shaft is dows provided in the front member as said memrotated or the revolutions imparted thereto, are 15 bers are rotated. 1 indicated or may be'easily determined from said Another object of this invention is to provide graduations and/or scales. One of the rotatable a simple mechanism employing a pair of discmembers is positionedin front of the other and like graduated or numbered members which are is provided. with a series of small windows adapted to be movable angularly at least to a through which successive parts of the scales or 20 slight extent with respect to each other to indigraduations of the rear rotatable member are cate accurately the number of revolutions brought into view. through which a shaft, on which said disc-like The preferred embodiment of my invention members are mounted, is rotated. employs two disc-like members, each provided Another object of this invention is to provide with gear teeth. The gear teeth of one of these a dialing device adapted to be mounted on or disc-like members are adapted to mesh with the associated with a shaft to be rotated for rotating teeth of the other member. Rotation of one said shaft through relatively small angles and member, therefore, causes the other to rotate for-indicating the rotation of said shaft by means also. However, these members, being eccentriof sets of pre-arranged numbers and indicators cally mounted with spe t to a Ot er and hflv- 30 carried by indicator elements movable with reing an unlike number of teeth, do not rotate at spectto each other to a predetermined extent as the same angular velocity although the peripheral said shaft is rotated. Y velocities of the aforesaid small windows of the A'further object of this invention is to provide front rotatable member and the'scales or graduan adjusting and indicating mechanism adapted ations of the rear rotatable members are the to rotate a shaft and indicate accurately the exsame. The graduations r scales y th tent to which said shaft was rotated in the clockrear disc-like member are, however, caused to wise or counter clockwise direction. shift in position with respect to the aforesaid Other and further objects of this invention windows and indicate the rotation or revolution will be apparent to those skilled in the art to of the shaft. 40 which it relatesfrom the following specification One of the embodiments of this invention and claims. l shows one of the disc-like membersprovided In accordance with this invention I provide-an with a. knob and fastened to a shaft for the purindicating device of simple and efficient construcpose of rotating this shaft and a reduction gear tion adapted to be used simply as a measuring dearrangement. This embodiment of the invention 45 vice, or as a computing device for combining readis particularly adapted to be employed for conings on one dial and pointer device heretofore trolling the tuning of signaling apparatus. It obtained from two or more dial and pointer deis, however, to be understood that this invention vices, or as an accurate dial control device adaptis not limited to use with tuning controls and 51 ed to indicate the extent of rotation of a shaft. that this illustration of the use thereof is only I have illustrated and described several embodiby way of example.

ments of the indicator arrangement of my in- Further details of this invention will be set vention, all of which will be more clearly underforth in the specification and the drawings in stood from the following specification. which, briefly, Figure 1 shows a front view of 55 The indicator device set forth herein include the indicating and control mechanism; Figure 55 2 shows a top view of the indicating and tuning control; Figures 3 and 4 are views showing one of the indicator dials in front and side elevation; Figures 5 and 6 show the inner indicating dial in front elevation and cross-section, respectively; Figures 7 and 8 are views illustrating the inner surfaces of the dial .shown in; Figures 3 and 4; Figure 8 is a sectional view taken along the line I-I of Figure 7 Figure 9 is a sectional view taken along ,the line 9--9 of Figure 2; Figure 10 is a sectional view of the knob employed on the control, showing this knob attached to the front dial; Figures 11 and 12 are views illustrating the worm gear and shaft; Figures 13 and 14 are sectional views along the lines I3-I3 and I4.I4 of ,"Figure 12, respectively; Figure 15 is a section through the worm gears along the line I5-I5 of Fig. 9; Figure 16 is a diagram illustrating the principle of operation; Figures 17 and 18.i1lustrate modified forms of the dial indicating mechanism of this invention; and Figures 19 and 20 are sectional views along the lines I9-I9 and 20-20 of Figures 17 and 18 respectively.

Referring to the drawings in detail, particularly Figure 1, reference numeral I0 designates the front graduated mask or dial having five small holes II, He, IIb, No, and H11 formed adjacent to the periphery thereof. The periph cry of this dial III is graduated, and graduations I4, evenly spaced, are engraved, embossed, printed, etched, or otherwise placed upon the beveled surface adjacent to the circumference of the dial. equally spaced around the dial, ten graduations apart. A pointer I2 is attached to the panel I3 near the top of the dial Ill and forms a pointer or indicator.

tion thereof.

This dial mechanism is placed on the front of the panel I3 and is held there by a shaft and bearing arrangement, described in following paragraphs of this specification. Behind the panel I3 a gear box I5 is positioned. This gear box supports a shaft upon which the devices to be ,controlled are mounted. For purposes of illustration a tuning condenser 22 is shown mounted on one side of the gear box I5. Several of these units or similar units may be mounted on the shaft I6 to be controlled in accordance with the operation of the dial knob I4, if desired. The condenser in the present case is provided with rotor and stator plates I8 add I9, respectively. The stator plates are held in spaced relation upon the grooved or notched supports 20 the ends of which are attached to insulation supports 2I and 2Ia. An insulation plate or panel 25, to which the support 2'I is attached, is bolted to the side of the gear housing I5 by means of the members 24, the threaded ends of which extend into threaded holes formed in the side .of

the gear housing, through suitable holes formed in the insulation member 25. The rotor plates I8 are Held in a hollow-grooved-cylindrical support I1, properly spaced. One end of this supporting member I1 is engaged by 'a wiping resilient contact member 23 for the purpose of forming electrical contact with the rotor plates through this support. A suitable sleeve 26 is positioned over the shaft I6 and supports the member II on the shaft electrically insulated therefrom. The sleeve may be of any suitable insulation material, such as, fiber, bakelite, hard The windows II, Ila, IIb, He, and H11 are i A knob I4 is screwed, bolted, or' otherwise attached to this dial to facilitate rotaholes in the support I I for the purpose of fastening this tubular support over the insulation sleeve 26 and the shaft IS. A substantially rigid This insulation bearing carries a ball bearing inside thereof and is provided with a screw adjustment for thrusting said ball bearing against the end of said shaft. A .piece of insulation ma terial similar to the insulator 2I, made of material such as synthetic porcelain, porcelain, glass, bore-silicate glass, fused quartz, or the like, having good insulating properties for relatively high frequency electric currents, is attached to the ends of the stator supports 20 and to the end plate 28 to provide additional supporting means for the said stator plates. One or more variable electrical condenser units such as, the condenser 22, may be mounted on each side of the gear box I5, in a tandem arrangement, if desired. However, if only one unit is to be used, then the shaft I6, shown extending to the left of the gear housing I5 is cut off adjacent to said housing.

The dial I0 and the dial 40, which is positioned inside of the dial III, are illustrated in detail in.

III is provided with a'centrally-located shaft-receiving section 3|, the forward end of which is provided with two small notches 34 which receive the hooks GI of the springs 60. These springs are passed through the holes 33 formed in the section 35 and the books 62, formed at the other ends -of the springs, brought into engagement with the small projections 45 formed in the disc 40, as shown in Figures 5, 6, and 9. When the disc-like dials I0 and 40 are assembled, the notches 34 and the projections 45 must be in alignment and the number 250 must appear visible through-the window or hole. II, as will be described in more detail further in the specification.

The central portion of the disc 40 is provided with 3 holes 46. Portions of these holes are in alignment with the holes 41 provided to the disclike dial I0. These holes are made to provide access to and receive small bolts which are used to attach the knob. I4 to the front dial III as illustrated in more detail in Figure 10. A set screw 32 is provided to the dial III for the purpose of attaching this dial to the shaft I0, shown in Figures 9, 11, and 12.

A ring-like gear 50 is provided to the inside of the dial III as shown in Figures 7 and 8. This gear is made to mesh with the gear 43 of the dial 4'), when the two dials are assembled as in Figure 9.

After the two dials are assembled and held together by the spring. as aforesaid, the dial assembly is placed over the end of the shaft 10 and the hole 42 of the dial' is placed over the eccentrically disposed section 1| of the bearing member I2. This bearing member is attached to the gear casing I5 by small bolts I3 and projects outward from the front side of this gear casing. A spring I4 abuts against the inner surface of the bearing I2 and also against the bearing washer I5 which is positioned adjacent to the ball bearing housing 16. The housing 16 encloses and forms a race for ball bearings I1 and abuts against the shoulder '18 formed on the ,shaft 10. The worm I9 is formed integral with the shaft and made to mesh with the worm wheels 90 and 9|, as shown in Figs. 9 and 15. The end of the shaft I0 is pointed and extends into the hole ii of a thrust bearing, formed in the projection 82 on the inside of the housing II. This hole forms a bearing surface for the shaft ll, serving to keep the worm gears in mesh, and'thefinner portion thereof may be 'made larger than the shaft point to permit grease to be packed therein.

When the worm gear-l8 is placed in the housing IS in mesh with the worm wheel 90, the bearing member 12 must be pressed into engagement with the side of the housing I! in such a way that the lug or projection 12a. fits into a slot 12b formed in the wall of said housing. When this lug 12a is received in the slot 12b the section 1! which is eccentrically disposed with respect to the shaft lli assumed its proper position with respect tosaid shaft. This is the same position as the shaft hole of the dial i0 and the hole 42 of the dial 40 have with repect to each other when the scale number 250 is visible through the hole H, as shown in Fig. 1. The number 250 is one of thescale numbers dial 40, Fig. 5.

The relation of the shaft 10 and the section 1|, which is eccentrically disposed with respect to this shaft, is shown in more detail in Figure 14, which is a cross-section taken 'along the line i i-I4 of Figure 12. The dial Iii is attached to the shaft Ill adjacent to the section ii, bymeans of the set screw 32 and is adapted to rotate this shaft when the' knob ll, attached to the dial, is

rotated. The dial it, which is positioned subthe worm 19 are mounted inside of the housing i5 on the shaft l6 which, extends through the. housing and is mounted in bearings formed in the sides of the latter. The worm wheel is provided with two lugs 92 and 93 which cooperate with a similar lug 94 formed in the inside of the top l5a, to limit the rotation of this worm wheel 80 substantially to one-half revolution thereof.

The purpose of this will be more fully explained in the operation of this device. Several springs 96 attached to small lugs 91 provided to the worm wheel Bll are also attached to similar lugs 98 formed on the worm wheel 9i. The purpose of these springs is to shift the worm wheels 90 and 9i with respect to each other slightly as these worm wheels are worn through engagement with the worm 19. Thus these springs serve to take up backlash that may otherwise be developed through the wearing of the worm gears after a certain period of normal use. These springs are adjusted to exert aslightly shearing action upon the teeth of the worm 19, that is, the teeth of the worm wheels 90 and 9| tend to shear the teeth of the worm 19 to a slight extent. This shearing action must not be made too great, otherwise undue wear will be placed upon the teeth of the worm gears. I

The gear housing II is provided with a cover i541, attached in any convenient manner, as by suitable bolts, to the body of the housing. When it is desired to gain access to the gears Bl and 9|, this cover I511 may be removed The gear 90 is fastened to the shaft it by means of one or more set screws 95. The gear Si is not attached I on the scale 4! of to the shaft it by set screws or otherwise except through the springs 98 and the gear Ill. The shaft It may be removed. from the housing It by loosening the set screw and by loosening the set screws." of the condenser 22 shown in Figure 2. The housing I! is preferably packed with grease to a slight extent so that the worm gears and the bearings of theshaft III are properly lubricated to reduce wear to a minimum.

The beveled section ii of the dial 40, shown in Figures 5 and 6, is provided with a series of numbers, adapted to be viewed through the small holes ll, lid, lib, lie, and lid, as the dials are rotated.

One group of these numbers begins with 0 and increases in steps of 50 up to and including 500. f The next. group to the left of this first group begins with 10 and increases in steps of 50 to 460.

. 50 up to and including 480'. The remaining group of numbers beginswith 40 and increases in steps of 50 up to and including 490. When the dial i0 is placed over the dial Ill in such a way that the number 250 appears visible in the hole ii, the number 240 will appear visible in the hole ill: and the number 230 will appear visible in the hole lib. Parts of the numbers 220 and 270 will be visible in the hole lie, and the number 260 will appear in hole lid. When these dials ill and iii are assembled with the springs 60 inserted in place and the assembled dial placed over the shaft Ill and the eccentrically disposed section ll with the set screw 32 of the, dial l0 fastened to the shaft iii, the dial lll may be rotated, by manipulating the knob it, either clockwise or counter clockwise. If this dial is rotated clockwise and the hole ild brought into the position occupied by hole i I, as shown in Figure 3, then the number 260 will appear at the top of the dial adjacent to the pointer ii. If the rotation of the dial is continued in the clockwise direction and the hole 1 lo brought to the top position, the number 2'70 will become visible. This operation may be continued until the highest number, that is, 500, is brought into view at the top of the dial. At this time the rotation is stopped through the operation oi the lug 82 on the worm wheel and the lug it positioned in the top of the gear housing. The mechanism of this device is adjusted so that when the number 500 isvisible at the top of the dial, these lugs 92 and 94 engage each other and stop further movement of the dial in the clockwise direction. At this point the condenser 22 is also ad justed to be at one extremity'of its movement, that is, either the maximum or minimum capacity. These adjustments, of com-so, can be altered by setting the worm wheel at different positions and also by setting the condenser rotor plate in different positions, depending upon how it is desired to control the variable condenser or other variable units, such as, a variometer, a variable coupled transformer, a variable resistance, such as, a volume control, tone control, and the like which may be mounted on the shaft ll. The worm gears shown may be eliminated if desired and other forms of coupling employed. However, the stop lugs 92-, 93, and 84, or some equivalent motion limiting arrangement must be used in this embodiment of the invention to prevent destruction of the springs 60.

When the number 500 is visible at the top of the dial, the dial may be rotated in the counter clockwise direction and thereadings thereof decreased until the number 0 becomes visible at the top of the dial.

' The operation of this invention is as follows. When the dial I0 is rotated by the knob I4, and the gear teeth of this dial are in mesh with the teeth 43 of the dial 40, as shown in Figure 16, rotation of the dial It will cause rotation of the dial 40. Inasmuch as the number of teeth in the gear 43 is greater than the number in the gear 50, the dial 40 will rotate more slowly than the dial I0. Therefore if the number 250 is visible in the hole I I, as shown inFlgure 3, when this hole is at the top of the dial, rotation of the dial'in the clockwise direction until the hole II assumes the position of the hole I la, in Figure 3, will cause the number 250 to shift a fraction of an inch to the left of this hole. However, this number will still be visible although it will not be centered with respect to said hole. If the dial is turned in the clockwise direction until the hole II is at the bottom of the dial, the number 250 will be shifted out of view and the number 300 will begin to appear in this hole. When the hole II is again brought to 'the top of the dial, this number 300 will be visible therein, properly centered. At this time the number 290 will be visible in the hole I la and the number 310 will be visible in the hole I Ib. If the dial is revolved another complete revolution in the clockwise direction, the number 350 will become visible in the hole I I. In the dial arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1 to 16, inclusive, ten

complete revolutions are required to cover the ,dial is set with the number 0 in the hole II, for

example, the number 10 will appear in the hole I Id which is just ten graduations from the hole II.

the hole I la is brought to the -top of the dial,

the number 20 will appear therein, indicating that the dial has been turned twenty graduatlons, hole I'Ic being twenty divisions from the hole I I. Likewise, when the hole I ibis turned to the top of the dial, the number 30 appears therein, this hole being thirty divisions from the hole I I. After one complete revolution of the dial the number 50 appears in the hole II at the top of the dial. The scale ll of dial 40 includes fifty-one numbers or graduations spaced an equal disgnce' apart.

One of the features of this invention is that the numbers which appear within the operator's normal vision at thetop of the dial. adjacent to the pointer I2 apparently remain stationary in the windows as the dial is rotated. This is accompllshed by the eccentric mounting of the gears which permits the scales and the windows of the dials to have substantially the same peripheral velocity even though their angular velocities 1 'difler.

It"is,'of courseyobvibus that different eaubrsployed in the dial III and different graduations and scales may be employed on the dial 40. I

have shown two variations of this dial employing' different calibrations and different scale arrangements, in Figures 17, 18, 19, and 20. Corresponding parts of these figures are designated by the same reference numerals as employed in the previous figures. In these embodiments of this invention the dials I0 and 40 are mounted behind the panel l3 and are driven from the shaft III. No knob for rotating the dials is shown on the front of the panel although it is obvious from the showing in the previous figures that this may be provided, if desired. At the same time the dials may be driven from the shaft of the electrical instrument with which they are associated and the electrical instrument may be controlled by other than manual controls.

The dial III is attached to the end of the shaft III by means of a suitable bolt Iilc fitted into said shaft. A small gear adapted to mesh with the peripheral gear teeth of the dials Ill and 40 is mounted upon the pin I6 which is carried by the arm I69. This arm is-attached to the panel by means of a suitable bolt lie-and extends to the shaft III.

The section IGlc of the arm IGg corresponds to the member 12 shown in Figures 11 and 12. This section I670 is provided with a section 0b which is eccentrically disposed with respect to the shaft 10 in substantially the same manner as the section II is eccentrically disposed with respect to the shaft III of Figures 11 and 12. The dial 40 is supported on the section "b which forms its bearing. v

An elongated 'window ISa is'formed in the panel I! permitting the scale of the dial l0 and the holes II, Ila, II',-IIa, Me, Hi, and Ila of the dial III to be viewed as these dials are rotated through the operation of the shaft III and the pinion gear I67.

In this form of the invention the dial III is smaller than the dial 40 and rotates faster than the dial 4|! inasmuch as these dials are rotated by gear teeth formed in their peripheries. The dial I, is also provided with a scale it comprising a series of numbers, including the numbers 1 to 25. The numbers 1 and 2 are spaced ten divisions apart, as are all of the succeeding consecutive numbers up to and including the number 25. The dial ID, in this case, is provided with eight holes such as the hole lI'. These holespermit the numbers from the scale of the dial 40 to be brought into view in their consecutive order; for exampl f the number 1 is visible in the hole II, th next number that will be visible in the succeeding hole, as the dials are rotated, will be number 2 and so on, until the number 25 is rendered visible at the top of the dials through the elongated hole I3a.

The principle of operation ofthis embodiment is the same as that of the embodiment previously described.

The embodiment or this invention shown of Figures 18 and 20 differs from that shown in Figures 17 and 19 in that the shaft I0 is provided with a small pinion gear Ilia engaging the' gear Itb which is mounted upon the pin I and drives the small pinions ltd and I 8d. These small pinions IM and lid engage the peripheral gears lOa' and 40a. of the dials I0 and!!! re-.

spectively. These dials I0 and 40 are also eccentrlcally mounted withrespect to each other, 1

the member lllc being provided for this purpose; This merrber lllc is attached to "\e panel II by means of the small bolt Ilic and is provided with two bearing surfaces Illb and 40b vwhich engage this case, however, the hole ll passes over the the dials Ill and Ill respectively. The bearing surface 40b is eccentrically disposed with respect employed in this embodiment in place of the graduations I on dial ill, Figure 3.

The operation of the embodiment of this invention shown in Figures 18 and 20 is similar to that of the other embodiments of this, invention. In

near left end of said window .and increase in steps of one to 131, 132, 133, 134, and so on up to 139, as the hole ll passes out of view under the panel [3 at the right end of said window. The next hole to the left of the hole I l' willthen'come in view and exhibit the number 140 at the left end of the window In. As the dial is rotated further in the clockwise direction, the reading increases to 149 and the next hole is brought into view at the left end of the window Ila giving the reading 150 and so on.

It is obvious that the embodiments of this invvention shown in Figures 17, 18,19, and 20 may be employed in conjunction with the embodiment of this invention shown in Figures 2 and 9,'with other than manual controls shown therein. Different forms of drive mechanisms may be employed for driving or imparting angular motion to the dial or indicator devices.

While I have described my invention in detail with respect to the embodiments set forth herein, it .is, of course, understood that modifications thereof may be madewithout departing from the spirit and scope of this invention. I therefore do not desire to limit this invention to the exact details described and shown except insofar as those details may be defined by the following claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

1. 'An indicating device comprising in'combination rotatable scale means, a rotatable mask having means for revealing selected parts of the scale of said scale means during rotation thereof, and means for rotating the scale-of said scale means and the scale revealing means of said mask at essentially the same linear velocity but at different angular velocities.

2. An indicating device comprising, a pair of disc-like dials comprising a firstdial and a second dial, said first dial being positioned in front of 'said second dial, and being shapedto mask said second dial scales for said second dial, said first dial having means for viewing the scales'of said second dial. a rotatable shaft, means for rotating at least oneof said dials as said shaft is rotated, bearing members for said dials, one of said bear-. ing members being disposed eccentrically with respect to the other. and means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a different angular velocity for exhibiting diflerent parts of the scales of said second dial for indicating rotation of said shaft.

3. An indicating device comprising, a pair of disc-like dials comprising a first dial and a secand dial, said firt dial being positioned in front of said second dial, scales for said second dial,

said first dial having a plurality of substantially equally spaced holes around the periphery there of for viewing the scales-of said second dial, a rotatable shaft, means for fastening said first dial to said shaft, a bearing member for said second dial disposed eccentrically with-respect to said shaft,'means fo -rotating said first dial and said shaft, and means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a diiferent angular velocity for exhibiting different parts of the scales of said second dial for indicating rotations of said shaft.

4. An indicating device comprising. a pair of disc-like dials comprising a first dial and a second dial, said first dialbeing'positioned in front of said second dial, scales for said second dial, said first dial having a plurality of substantially equally spaced holes around the periphery thereof for viewing the scales of said second dial, a rotatable shaft, bearing means for said dials disposed eccentrically with respect to each other, and means for rotating said dials, said first dial being adapted to be rotated at a difierent angular velocity than said second dial for exhibiting different parts of the scales of said second dial through selected ones of said spaced holes, for indicating rotation of said shaft.

5. An indicating .device comprising, a pair of scale carrying members, means for rotating said members-with respect to each other, one of said membersbelng disposed in front of and substantially completely masking the other, means in the front one of said members forpermitting the viewing of selected portions of the scale of the other of said members, said last mentioned scale being so arranged .that succeeding portions therefront of and substantially completely masking the other, means in the front one of said members for permitting the viewing of selected portions of the scale of the other of said members, said last mentioned scale being so arranged that portions thereof brought into view during the movement of said members continually indicate the extent of said movement.

7. An indicating device comprising, a pair of portions of the scale of the other of said members said last mentioned scale being so arranged that the portion thereof brought into view during the movement of said members continually indicates the extent of said movement.

8. An indicating device comprising, a pair of scale carrying members, a shaft, means for attaching oneof said members to said shaft, means for moving said members with respect to each other, said member attached to 'said shaft being disposed in front of the other, the front one of said members having a plurality of substantially equally spaced holes for permitting the viewing of selected portions of the scale of the 7 other of said members, said last mentioned scale shaft, a bearing member for said second dial disposed eccentrically with respect to said shaft, means for "rotating said first dial and said shaft, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a different angular velocity for exhibiting differentparts of the scales of said second dial through said scale viewing means for indicating the extent of rotation of said shaft,

and means for said first mentioned rotatable shaft for driving a variable electric unit for transmitting the efiect'of angular motion of said first mentioned shaft to said variable electrical unit.

10. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like apparatus comprising; a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft,

means for attaching said dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof,'a second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view' in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a shaft for said worm wheel and means'for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

11. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like. apparatus comprising: a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft, means for attaching said dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally I spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, a bearing for i said second dial positioned over said shaft, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing diiferent parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft,a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a shaftfor said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in aceordance with the rotation of said knob.

:-';,12. A combined indicator and control unit for' variable condensers and like apparatus comprising; a disc-like dial,a knob for said dial, a shaft, means for attaching'said dialto said shaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around. the.

periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, a bearing eccentrically disposed with respect to said shaft for said second dial, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is' rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a wormgear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a shaft for said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob. Y

13. A combined, indicator and controlunit for variable condensers and like apparatus comprising; a disc-like dial, a knob for saiddial, a shaft, means for attaching said dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a silghtly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, said last mentioned means comprising a gearformed integral with said first mentioned dial and a gear integral with said seconddial, said gears being adapted to mesh, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear. a shaft for said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

.14. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like apparatus comprising; a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft, means for attaching said-dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a. second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales forsaid second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as' said first dial is rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a second worm wheel positioned alongside of said first mentioned worm wheel in mesh with said worm gear, resilient means for tensioning said second worm wheel with respect to said first mentioned worm wheel to take up back-lash developed between said first mentioned worm wheel and said worm gear, a shaft for said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

15. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like apparatus comprising; a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft,

. means for attaching said dial'to 'saidshaft, said dial having a plurality of graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapt- 75 variable condensers andlike apparatus compris- 1 ed to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, and means for attaching a variable electrical de-' vice to said shaft for varying 'said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob. I I

16. A combined indicator and control unit for ing; a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft, means for attaching said dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of .graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a'second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated'at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, 'means for taking up back-lash developed between said worm gear and said worm wheel, a shaft for said worm'v wheel and means for attaching a variable elec trical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

1'7. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like apparatus compris 'rotating said second dial as said first dial is retated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones ofsaid holes for indicating the extent of rotation ofsaid first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a housing for said worm gear and said worm wheel, means for said housing and said worm wheel for limiting rotation of said worm wheel and said dials, a shaft for said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

18. An indicating device comprising in combination, rotatable scale means, a rotatable mask, means for rotating said scale means and said mask, said mask having aperture means for revealing selected parts of the scale of said scale means during rotation thereof, said mask aperture means and said scale means being so related that different parts of said scale means indicating the extent of rotation thereof are brought into view through said aperture means at a reference point of vision through said aperture means of said mask as said mask and scale are rotated.

WILLLAM GRAYDON SMITH.

, DISCLAIMER 2,0fi0,537.Willfam Greg don Smith, Newton Highlands, Mass. IumcA'rmG DEVICE- Patent dated November 10, 1936. assignee, National Company, Inc.

'Hereby disclaims claims 1, 2, 4 and L8 of said patent.

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Disclaimer filed August 3,. 1942, by the variable condensers andlike apparatus compris- 1 ed to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, and means for attaching a variable electrical de-' vice to said shaft for varying 'said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob. I I

16. A combined indicator and control unit for ing; a disc-like dial, a knob for said dial, a shaft, means for attaching said dial to said shaft, said dial having a plurality of .graduations around the periphery thereof and a plurality of holes equally spaced adjacent to the periphery thereof, a'second disc-like dial positioned back of said first mentioned dial, scales for said second dial adapted to be viewed through said holes, means for rotating said second dial as said first dial is rotated'at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones of said holes for indicating the extent of rotation of said first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, 'means for taking up back-lash developed between said worm gear and said worm wheel, a shaft for said worm'v wheel and means for attaching a variable elec trical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

1'7. A combined indicator and control unit for variable condensers and like apparatus compris 'rotating said second dial as said first dial is retated at a slightly different angular velocity for bringing different parts of said scales into view in selected ones ofsaid holes for indicating the extent of rotation ofsaid first mentioned dial and shaft, a worm gear for said shaft, a worm wheel meshed with said worm gear, a housing for said worm gear and said worm wheel, means for said housing and said worm wheel for limiting rotation of said worm wheel and said dials, a shaft for said worm wheel and means for attaching a variable electrical device to said worm wheel shaft for varying said variable electrical device in accordance with the rotation of said knob.

18. An indicating device comprising in combination, rotatable scale means, a rotatable mask, means for rotating said scale means and said mask, said mask having aperture means for revealing selected parts of the scale of said scale means during rotation thereof, said mask aperture means and said scale means being so related that different parts of said scale means indicating the extent of rotation thereof are brought into view through said aperture means at a reference point of vision through said aperture means of said mask as said mask and scale are rotated.

WILLLAM GRAYDON SMITH.

, DISCLAIMER 2,0fi0,537.Willfam Greg don Smith, Newton Highlands, Mass. IumcA'rmG DEVICE- Patent dated November 10, 1936. assignee, National Company, Inc.

'Hereby disclaims claims 1, 2, 4 and L8 of said patent.

{0 7mm Gazette Augrust25,1942.]

Disclaimer filed August 3,. 1942, by the 

